Sean Philpott: Cracking the Health Code
... as Bad as It Gets' Drugs are an ever-evolving worry. Carroll County Judge Larry Logan helped create Carroll Academy in 1994 in the midst of what he felt was a crack cocaine epidemic. “I thought this is the end… Continue reading
Can Being a Crack Baby Effect Future Children?
... and anyone can have a child with a disability, but if that happens to you it will have nothing to do with your boyfriend being exposed to cocaine before birth. Cocaine exposure doesn’t cause that type of problem, and… Continue reading
Cracolândia: The Crack Capital of Brazil Where Addicts Are Forced to Seek Help
... the crack capital of Brazil where addicts are forced to seek help But with Brazil now gripped by the world's second biggest crack epidemic (after the US), the authorities have launched a series of controversial initiatives to address this… Continue reading
A Mother Reinvents Herself as a Criminal Justice Advocate After Her Twins Go …
... mother reinvents herself as a criminal justice advocate after her twins go … … to the government in prosecuting another offender. With a crack epidemic raging, Congress had created mandatory minimums for drug cases, with one gram of crack… Continue reading